Day 6 (Post Op)

Things are great. Olivia's Leg is fab she is putting it down and there is no limp. The wound looks great and swelling is gone. The hard part is trying to keep her calm. I feel so bad keeping her in a cage even although she is never left alone. If i let her out she goes streight to her toy box and starts going wild.

We ran out of Tramadol today and because it is a holiday the vet was closed. It does not seem to be bothering her however, the specialist had said not to stop painkillers for at least 3 weeks. She still has metcam and that seems to be working untill we can get to the vet in the morning. I will keep you all up to date with her progress over the coming months.

day 18 days post op

There has been a set back. I was bringing olivia in from the toilet and we have three steps to our back garden. she jumped in and immediatly lifted the leg. OMG. I have watched her walking and she has the leg down with weight on it but i feel it does not look as steady as it looked. The vet specialist is closed nightmare. I dont know what we will do it has cost us almsot £4000 altogether so far. If she needs more x/rays and more surgery i dont know what to do. So sorry about ranting i am panicing. I dont know if the pins moved or cracked would she be limping all the time? thaks for listening i will keep u all posted.

steps are realy a problem so soon after a cruciate op, i would say she is still tender on the joint and going up a step has made her feel it abit this time, its hard work i know as ive been there, no doubt there will be a few more little mis haps happening along the recovery road, mine knocked her leg (without my knowledge) not so long ago & i thought i was back to square one, but after a few days rest she was fine again thank god, i did take her to the vet who said she had probably knocked her leg somehow, in my case i was told to give her some of her antiflamatory/pain killers for a few days..that worked. maybe its a good idea to have her on her lead going up steps for now, thats what i did for mine, good luck & hope all is ok.

Thanks so much everyone for help and advice. Olivia is fine now. She is putting weight on the leg again and no pain. She must have just gave it a bang. We are back on track thank God. I dont know what i would have done without everyone help. Thanks again

34 Days Post Op

Olivia is doing well. we have had a few panics when she limped for a second. Apart from that all is well. Taking her for 10 min walks on the hope that we are up to 15min walks 3 times a day by week 6 as suggested by ortho. She is going in for her x-ray on the 1st june so i will keep everyone up to date. Keeping her calm is a bigger problem .

oh golly some of that story wanted to make me cry, but reading of the improvement your dog has made it less worrying for me when i visist my sis.
her lab has gone through op for ruptured cruciate ligament, recently. he got his staples removed 2 weeks ago. his vet has suggested rest for 4-6 months. we are worried because he is 7yrs old and thought that his age wouldv'e affected his recovery, but the vet said he's coming along great, so far, great eh. thank you for doing this diary, makes it easier for us, but it mustv'e been terrible for you to see your dog going through all that, glad he's made a great
recovery.

how is he now?

my sis is his second owner and they kept the name the first owner gave him, parsley.

i thought i would also post a pic of him before his op with his best pal haggis, the cairn terrier.

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well Olivia has had her x rays and has been given the all clear the ortho said on the 29th July she can get off the lead as we have now worked up to 45 min walks twice a day. Cant wait. She needs off the lead although i think i will remain cautious. The ortho said to keep an eye on her left leg as it is very questionable i dont think i could go through this again.

Good luck to everyone who gets the TPLO it is well worth the money.

How is your dog doing now? I hope the dog has fully recovered.

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HERE WE GO AGAIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Olivia is back again she is in the vet getting her second TPLO on her left leg this time. I feel more prepared this time. I dont know what i would have done without this diary info. It has been a life saver. We are expecting olivia home tomorrow morning and we have just finished cleaning all the house and her cage ready for her coming home. I will keep you all up to date on how she gets on.

Im so sorry to hear this wishing Olivia a very good & speedy recovery not to speedy though dont want things going wrong x

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